Congratulations Seaview Boatyard!

June 4, 2018 | by Peter Schrappen

 

May 23 was a big day for Seaview Boatyard. In front of other industry giants like United Airlines and Vigor, they received the Port of Seattle’s small business distinction for their education and outreach. While that accommodation is no surprise to the Clean Boating Foundation, it is exciting…

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Congratulations Port of Edmonds!

| by Adria Lau

Last week, the Port of Edmonds was re-certified as a Leadership Clean Boatyard. They are the first of our certified boatyards to be re-certified! As a Leadership Clean Boatyard, Port of Edmonds has demonstrated their commitment to keeping Washington waters clean and healthy.

 When meeting with Deputy Director Marla Kempf,…

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An Interview with Our Neighbors to the North.

| by Adria Lau

The Clean Boating Foundation recently interviewed Michelle Young–Clean Marine BC’s Coordinator at Georgia Strait Alliance.

 

 What is your background? What is your position and how did you become interested in it?

Growing up on a remote British Columbia Island, I spent my youth aboard boats of…

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Chinook Salmon and Heavy Metal Pollution

March 16, 2018 | by Adria Lau

Over the course of three months, four undergraduate’s (including yours truly) at the University of Washington teamed up with the Clean Boating Foundation to create an educational video on the effects of heavy metal pollution on Chinook Salmon. Check out our work below!! 

Chinook salmon are a keystone species of…

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The Clean Boating Foundation Checklist is DONE!!!

| by Adria Lau

Hello Boaters!!

It took awhile, but CBF has revised their checklist! The new checklist fits the new Boatyard Permit standards and now includes a “Goals” section. The Goals section is a short writing portion that involves writing about what Boatyards would like to see happen at their yard in the…

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Hello Everyone!!

| by Adria Lau

My name is Adria Lau and I am beyond excited to be the Clean Boating Foundation’s new Program Manager. As a rising senior at the University of Washington I believe that my major’s—Environmental Science and Art History—will come in handy in my future at the Clean Boating Foundation. I…

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Clean Boating Foundation is hiring!

February 23, 2017 | by Clean Boating Foundation

Clean Boating Foundation is seeking a dynamic program manager to manage the existing programs within CBF and look for new ways to grow the organization. The Program Manager is a key member of the CBF team and is expected to execute the organization’s goals, especially as it relates to…

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Come find the Clean Boating Foundation booth at the Seattle Boat Show

January 25, 2017 | by Peter Schrappen

You love that jingle or you love to hate that jingle. Regardless, it’s “the Boat Show, the Boat Show, the big Seattle Boat Show” time. The Seattle Boat Show starts on January 27 and runs through Saturday, February 4. Stop by our booth (307 in the East Hall) and say…

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Loving the Land and Water Conservation Fund

October 15, 2015 | by Peter Schrappen

What’s that? Clean Boating Foundation cares about federal issues? As they say in Ballard, ya sure, ya betcha.

 

First, the facts. The Land and Water Conservation Fund just celebrated its 50^th birthday. The premise was simple: While oil companies disrupt our waters offshore, can’t they pay into a fund that…

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